WHAT LIES AHEAD-Susan Spiritus > HONORABLE MENTIONS:Diana Cheren Nygren (Is Anyone Out There?) Mara Zaslove (Peeking Out) Kip Harris (Two School Girls, Kerala)
HONORABLE MENTIONS:Diana Cheren Nygren (Is Anyone Out There?) Mara Zaslove (Peeking Out) Kip Harris (Two School Girls, Kerala)
IS ANYONE OUT THERE by Diana Cheren Nygren
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Diana Cheren Nygren says about her series, ‘“The World Needs a Superhero’,
"In this series, I transform memories of my children, when they were innocent and seized life with unjaded enthusiasm, into superheroes, and place them in abandoned and often desolate landscapes.
Society often turns to superhero narratives in times of unrest as a source of hope. In the superhero narrative, right and wrong are clearly defined, and right will always triumph. Children's tendency to play superhero has a slightly different significance. They imagine themselves as safe, strong, and in control. The more out of control reality, the more intense the need to believe that control is possible.
Children have a unique ability to harness imagination with uncompromising conviction. In this story I have given my children brightly colored capes, a celebration of the beauty of the confidence with which they seize life. They can play their games anywhere, imagination the only tool at their disposal. In fact, in these images, the settings are often bleak. The children are alone. Their enthusiasm for the roles they play belies their ultimate powerlessness. Grown ups have left them on their own, in a decaying world, facing challenges that are perhaps already lost.”
Diana Cheren Nygren is a fine art photographer from Boston, Massachusetts. Her work explores the relationship of people to their physical environment and landscape as a setting for human activity. Her photographs address serious social questions through a blend of documentary practice, invention, and humor.
Diana was trained as an art historian with a focus on modern and contemporary art, and the relationship of artistic production to its socio-political context. Her emphasis on careful composition in her photographic work, as well as her subject matter, reflects this training. Her work as a photographer is the culmination of a life-long investment in the power of art and visual culture to shape and influence social change.
Career Highlights
Group Exhibitions
2021
OpenImage Barcelona 2020, FotoNostrum Gallery, anticipated December, Barcelona, Spain
6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photo, FotoNostrum Gallery, December, Barcelona, Spain
Urban Photo 2021, Trieste Photo Days, October, Trieste, Italy
Catherine Couturier Selects, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, juror Catherine Couturier
Let’s Play, NYC4PA, New York, NY, juror Crista Dix
In Conversation with the Land, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, juror Karen Haas
Passepartout Annual Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery 28 Piazza di Pietra, September, Rome, Italy
The Artist Intervenes, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, juror Aline Smithson
Endless Summer, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, juror Jean Dykstra
Summer Show, The Curated Fridge, juror Michael Behlen
Second Annual Juried Members' Spotlight Exhibition, RICPA, Providence, RI, juror David H Wells
Photographic Visions Summer 2021, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2021 Emerging Artists' Exhibition, Cambridge Art Association, juror Erica b Hess
Exposure 2021, PRC Boston, juror Kris Graves
27th Annual Juried Exhib., Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, juror Arnika Dawkins
Special Mention Solo Exhibition May 2021, All About Photo, juror Brooke Shaden
Spring Show, The Curated Fridge, Online, jurors Jon Feinstein and Roula Seikaly
the Staged Photograph, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, juror Richard Tuschman
Members' Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, juror Susan Burnstine
Third Annual Juried Members' Exhibition, RICPA, Providence, RI, juror Mary Dondero
Inner World, ArtDoc Magazine, online
Digits: A Parallel Universe, Lafayette City Center Passageway (Griffin Museum), Boston, MA
Atelier 33, Griffin Museum of Photography, WInchester, MA
Honors and Awards
2021
PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Best New Talent, First Place Fine Art, Gold Fine Art/Collage, “The Persistence of Family”
IMA Next "Change", shortlist, juror Hellen van Meene, "The Persistence of Family"
The Photo Review 2021 Competition winner, '"Hey Down There"
Youthhood, Life Framer, editor’s pick, “Lulu Saves the Day”
Critics’ Choice Award 2021, Lensculture, selected by Ada Takahashi, “The Persistence of Family”
Critical Mass 2021, Finalist, "The Persistence of Family"
Urban2021, Series, Finalist, "The Persistence of Family"
Creative Photo Awards 2021, Siena Awards, Commended Series, "When the Trees Are Gone"
16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 3rd Place, Digital Manipulation & Collage (series), "When the Trees Are Gone"
16th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention, Digital Manipulation & Collage (series), "When the Trees Are Gone"
LICC, Official Selection, SHOOT (Photo/Video) Professional, "When the Trees Are Gone"
Urbanautica Institute Awards 2020, Special Mention, "When the Trees Are Gone"
OpenImage Barcelona 2020, Runner Up, "The Persistence of Family"
The Hopper Prize, Longlist, "When the Trees Are Gone"
Passepartout Prize, Exhibition Prize, "The Persistence of Family"Tokyo International Foto Awards, Juror Top 5, juror Susan Baraz
Tokyo International Foto Awards, Discovery of the Year, 1st Place Portfolio, Gold in Fine Art/Collage, Gold in Portfolio/Fine Art, Silver in Science/Environment, "When the Trees Are Gone"
This Land Is Your Land, LA Photo Curator, First Place, "Bottled Water", juror Dianne Yudelson
Press
Its Liquid Group, Interview, July 21, 2021
Dodho Magazine, Online Artist Feature, June 23, 2021
L'Oeil de la Photographie, Profile, June 5, 2021
Fraction Magazine, Issue 145 - 13th Anniversary Issue, 13th Anniversary Group Exhibition
Hopper Prize Journal, Interview, May 2021
Passepartout 2020 Annual Catalog
South x Southeast Magazine, Artist's Profile, February/March 2021
Rfotofolio, Feature Artist, January 31, 2021
F-Stop Magazine, "Constructed Image" issue, February 2021
Education
B.A. , Fine Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990, Magna Cum Laude
M.A., History of Art, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1995
A.B.D., History of Art, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California (Modern and Contemporary art with a focus on Soviet art in the 1920s and 1930s)
New England School of Photography, Griffin Museum, Maine Media, LaLuz Workshops, LA Photo Center, and Mass College of Art: workshops and courses
www.dianacherennygren.com
www.instagram.com/dianacherennygrenphotography/
@dianacherennygrenphotography
facebook: Diana Cheren Nygren Photography
"In this series, I transform memories of my children, when they were innocent and seized life with unjaded enthusiasm, into superheroes, and place them in abandoned and often desolate landscapes.
Society often turns to superhero narratives in times of unrest as a source of hope. In the superhero narrative, right and wrong are clearly defined, and right will always triumph. Children's tendency to play superhero has a slightly different significance. They imagine themselves as safe, strong, and in control. The more out of control reality, the more intense the need to believe that control is possible.
Children have a unique ability to harness imagination with uncompromising conviction. In this story I have given my children brightly colored capes, a celebration of the beauty of the confidence with which they seize life. They can play their games anywhere, imagination the only tool at their disposal. In fact, in these images, the settings are often bleak. The children are alone. Their enthusiasm for the roles they play belies their ultimate powerlessness. Grown ups have left them on their own, in a decaying world, facing challenges that are perhaps already lost.”
Diana Cheren Nygren is a fine art photographer from Boston, Massachusetts. Her work explores the relationship of people to their physical environment and landscape as a setting for human activity. Her photographs address serious social questions through a blend of documentary practice, invention, and humor.
Diana was trained as an art historian with a focus on modern and contemporary art, and the relationship of artistic production to its socio-political context. Her emphasis on careful composition in her photographic work, as well as her subject matter, reflects this training. Her work as a photographer is the culmination of a life-long investment in the power of art and visual culture to shape and influence social change.
Career Highlights
Group Exhibitions
2021
OpenImage Barcelona 2020, FotoNostrum Gallery, anticipated December, Barcelona, Spain
6th Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photo, FotoNostrum Gallery, December, Barcelona, Spain
Urban Photo 2021, Trieste Photo Days, October, Trieste, Italy
Catherine Couturier Selects, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, juror Catherine Couturier
Let’s Play, NYC4PA, New York, NY, juror Crista Dix
In Conversation with the Land, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, juror Karen Haas
Passepartout Annual Exhibition, Fine Art Gallery 28 Piazza di Pietra, September, Rome, Italy
The Artist Intervenes, Praxis Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, juror Aline Smithson
Endless Summer, Atlanta Photography Group, Atlanta, GA, juror Jean Dykstra
Summer Show, The Curated Fridge, juror Michael Behlen
Second Annual Juried Members' Spotlight Exhibition, RICPA, Providence, RI, juror David H Wells
Photographic Visions Summer 2021, PH21 Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2021 Emerging Artists' Exhibition, Cambridge Art Association, juror Erica b Hess
Exposure 2021, PRC Boston, juror Kris Graves
27th Annual Juried Exhib., Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, juror Arnika Dawkins
Special Mention Solo Exhibition May 2021, All About Photo, juror Brooke Shaden
Spring Show, The Curated Fridge, Online, jurors Jon Feinstein and Roula Seikaly
the Staged Photograph, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC, juror Richard Tuschman
Members' Juried Exhibition, Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, CA, juror Susan Burnstine
Third Annual Juried Members' Exhibition, RICPA, Providence, RI, juror Mary Dondero
Inner World, ArtDoc Magazine, online
Digits: A Parallel Universe, Lafayette City Center Passageway (Griffin Museum), Boston, MA
Atelier 33, Griffin Museum of Photography, WInchester, MA
Honors and Awards
2021
PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Best New Talent, First Place Fine Art, Gold Fine Art/Collage, “The Persistence of Family”
IMA Next "Change", shortlist, juror Hellen van Meene, "The Persistence of Family"
The Photo Review 2021 Competition winner, '"Hey Down There"
Youthhood, Life Framer, editor’s pick, “Lulu Saves the Day”
Critics’ Choice Award 2021, Lensculture, selected by Ada Takahashi, “The Persistence of Family”
Critical Mass 2021, Finalist, "The Persistence of Family"
Urban2021, Series, Finalist, "The Persistence of Family"
Creative Photo Awards 2021, Siena Awards, Commended Series, "When the Trees Are Gone"
16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 3rd Place, Digital Manipulation & Collage (series), "When the Trees Are Gone"
16th Pollux Awards, Honorable Mention, Digital Manipulation & Collage (series), "When the Trees Are Gone"
LICC, Official Selection, SHOOT (Photo/Video) Professional, "When the Trees Are Gone"
Urbanautica Institute Awards 2020, Special Mention, "When the Trees Are Gone"
OpenImage Barcelona 2020, Runner Up, "The Persistence of Family"
The Hopper Prize, Longlist, "When the Trees Are Gone"
Passepartout Prize, Exhibition Prize, "The Persistence of Family"Tokyo International Foto Awards, Juror Top 5, juror Susan Baraz
Tokyo International Foto Awards, Discovery of the Year, 1st Place Portfolio, Gold in Fine Art/Collage, Gold in Portfolio/Fine Art, Silver in Science/Environment, "When the Trees Are Gone"
This Land Is Your Land, LA Photo Curator, First Place, "Bottled Water", juror Dianne Yudelson
Press
Its Liquid Group, Interview, July 21, 2021
Dodho Magazine, Online Artist Feature, June 23, 2021
L'Oeil de la Photographie, Profile, June 5, 2021
Fraction Magazine, Issue 145 - 13th Anniversary Issue, 13th Anniversary Group Exhibition
Hopper Prize Journal, Interview, May 2021
Passepartout 2020 Annual Catalog
South x Southeast Magazine, Artist's Profile, February/March 2021
Rfotofolio, Feature Artist, January 31, 2021
F-Stop Magazine, "Constructed Image" issue, February 2021
Education
B.A. , Fine Arts, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1990, Magna Cum Laude
M.A., History of Art, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California, 1995
A.B.D., History of Art, U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, California (Modern and Contemporary art with a focus on Soviet art in the 1920s and 1930s)
New England School of Photography, Griffin Museum, Maine Media, LaLuz Workshops, LA Photo Center, and Mass College of Art: workshops and courses
www.dianacherennygren.com
www.instagram.com/dianacherennygrenphotography/
@dianacherennygrenphotography
facebook: Diana Cheren Nygren Photography
PEEKING OUT by Mara Zaslove
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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Mara Zaslove says, "My photographs are entries to my soul, connecting the intangible to the tangible through light, time and memory.
Taking photographs has become as essential to me as breathing air, and in some ways, has evolved into my sixth sense. The images submitted to ‘What Lies Ahead’ metaphorically convey a sense of hope as people venture out to embrace a new reality."
Mara Zaslove is a fine art photographer who thrives on creating visual conversations that embrace the diversity of the human spirit, the universality of aging and the beauty of the natural world.
She received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and later, a Teaching Credential at U.C.L.A. After completing her MA in Counseling and Guidance from California State, Northridge, she became a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist.
Her previous profession as a Child Therapist informs her photographic work and brings a heightened sensitivity to how she perceives the world.
CV:
Mara's photographs have been exhibited in juried group shows both nationally and internationally in such venues as The Los Angeles Center for Photography, Gallery 825 (LAAA), Photo LA, SoLa Contemporary, Griffin Museum and the SC Center for Photography. She has had multiple images posted on YourDailyPhotograph.com and has received numerous awards including Honorable Mentions and Finalist in several categories of the 11th-16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.
On several occasions, she has been published in F-Stop Magazine and Shadow and Light Magazine. Multiple images have recently been included in the book titled 'California Love - A Visual Mixtape' curated by Michael Rababy.
www.marazaslove.com
www.instagram.com/marazaslove4
Taking photographs has become as essential to me as breathing air, and in some ways, has evolved into my sixth sense. The images submitted to ‘What Lies Ahead’ metaphorically convey a sense of hope as people venture out to embrace a new reality."
Mara Zaslove is a fine art photographer who thrives on creating visual conversations that embrace the diversity of the human spirit, the universality of aging and the beauty of the natural world.
She received a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and later, a Teaching Credential at U.C.L.A. After completing her MA in Counseling and Guidance from California State, Northridge, she became a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist.
Her previous profession as a Child Therapist informs her photographic work and brings a heightened sensitivity to how she perceives the world.
CV:
Mara's photographs have been exhibited in juried group shows both nationally and internationally in such venues as The Los Angeles Center for Photography, Gallery 825 (LAAA), Photo LA, SoLa Contemporary, Griffin Museum and the SC Center for Photography. She has had multiple images posted on YourDailyPhotograph.com and has received numerous awards including Honorable Mentions and Finalist in several categories of the 11th-16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards.
On several occasions, she has been published in F-Stop Magazine and Shadow and Light Magazine. Multiple images have recently been included in the book titled 'California Love - A Visual Mixtape' curated by Michael Rababy.
www.marazaslove.com
www.instagram.com/marazaslove4
TWO SCHOOLGIRLS-KERALA by Kip Harris
HONORABLE MENTION
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HONORABLE MENTION
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"Childhood: These Days Go By As Though They Knew Where They Were Going”
Kip Harris grew up in a small farming community in Idaho. He holds degrees in English literature from Dartmouth College, in humanities from the University of Chicago, and architecture from the University of Utah. He was a principal of FFKR Architects in Salt Lake City for nearly 30 years.
A serious photographer since the late 80s, he has exhibited in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe with four solo and over a hundred group shows. He has been published in Shots Magazine, The Photo Review, Black and White, Smithsonian.com, Street Photography Magazine, Barren Magazine, aCurator, Life Force, and a number of on-line photographic sites.
He now lives on the South Shore of Nova Scotia in an 1823 cottage overlooking the St. Margaret’s Bay. He and his wife created Company X Puppets (a highly portable puppet, dance, theater group established to present intimate mixed media works).
Recent Career Events:
Black & White Magazine, “Portfolio Contest 2020,” Spotlight Award, October 2021, Cover
Dek Unu Magazine, “Featured Artist: Kip Harris,” October 2021
Street Photography Magazine, “On Being Seen,” sometime before December 2021
IMAGES FOR SALE:
Mother and Daughter, Jaipur
16” h x 20” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Mother and Daughter, Kerala
24” h x16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Mother and Daughter, Matancherry
20” h x 16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Mother and Daughter, Vermont
16” h x 16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Two Angels, Queretaro
16” h x 16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
School Girls, Kerala
16” h x 20” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Contact: kharris130@me.com
www.kharrisphoto.com
IG: www.instagram.com/kharris902/?hl=en
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Kip Harris grew up in a small farming community in Idaho. He holds degrees in English literature from Dartmouth College, in humanities from the University of Chicago, and architecture from the University of Utah. He was a principal of FFKR Architects in Salt Lake City for nearly 30 years.
A serious photographer since the late 80s, he has exhibited in the United States, Canada, Australia, and Europe with four solo and over a hundred group shows. He has been published in Shots Magazine, The Photo Review, Black and White, Smithsonian.com, Street Photography Magazine, Barren Magazine, aCurator, Life Force, and a number of on-line photographic sites.
He now lives on the South Shore of Nova Scotia in an 1823 cottage overlooking the St. Margaret’s Bay. He and his wife created Company X Puppets (a highly portable puppet, dance, theater group established to present intimate mixed media works).
Recent Career Events:
Black & White Magazine, “Portfolio Contest 2020,” Spotlight Award, October 2021, Cover
Dek Unu Magazine, “Featured Artist: Kip Harris,” October 2021
Street Photography Magazine, “On Being Seen,” sometime before December 2021
IMAGES FOR SALE:
Mother and Daughter, Jaipur
16” h x 20” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Mother and Daughter, Kerala
24” h x16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Mother and Daughter, Matancherry
20” h x 16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Mother and Daughter, Vermont
16” h x 16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Two Angels, Queretaro
16” h x 16” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
School Girls, Kerala
16” h x 20” w, Archival Pigment Print
$400 unframed
Limited Edition of 5
Signed on Back
Contact: kharris130@me.com
www.kharrisphoto.com
IG: www.instagram.com/kharris902/?hl=en
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